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Week 2
Friday 13th May - PTA Morning Tea Welcome to Term 2
Week 3
Monday 16th May - ChessPower Chess Tournament
Tuesday 17th May - Marae Visit Senior Kapa haka - overnight
Wednesday 18th May - PTA Meeting 7pm - Staffroom
Friday 20th May - Pink Shirt Day - Tribe Afternoon
Week 4
Monday 23rd May - Top Bike Competition
Monday 23rd May - Board of Trustees Meeting 5:00pm - Staffroom
Tuesday 24th May - Upper Clutha Rippa Rugby Competition
Thursday 26th May - Family Maths Evening 6:00 - 7:30pm
Week 6
Monday 6th June - Queens Birthday - School Closed
Tuesday 7th June - COPSSA Rippa Rugby Competition
Thursday 9th June - WPS Swim Competition
Week 8
Book Week
Friday 24th June - Matariki Holiday - School Closed
Week 10
Friday 8th July - Last Day of Term
Term 3
Week 1
Monday 25th July - First Day of Term 3
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Parking Please park responsibly at pick up and drop off areas in the school vicinity. We have been notified that there have been a number of cars parked in a manner that is not safe with all the cars, kids and bikes that we have going past.
Thank You A big thank you to Jo Douglas who donated these wonderful aprons to the school. |
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It is promising to be a busy week! We are in for a busy time this week. Yesterday our Seasons for Growth sessions started for a junior and senior group. Our junior school students are learning to be Firewise this week whilst our senior Kapa haka group are getting ready for their marae visit and the Year 5 & 6's Rippa Rugby competition is coming up. Our PALs (Playground Activity Leaders) are having a training session on Wednesday. Our chess players are in practice for a regional tournament next week and in between all of that there is the usual learning in the essential learning areas.
Family Maths Evening for Parents Thursday 26th May - Don't miss this valuable opportunity Last year we focused on ensuring a balanced maths programme offered students effective learning opportunities in the different strands of maths (such as geometry, number, statistics, algebra, measurement, probability etc. and the basics, such as tables, number knowledge and strategy...an emphasis on back to basics). This year we are keeping this balance at the core but moving into investigative maths thinking. We have asked Rob Profitt White, who has been working with our staff and the teachers in all of our UC primary schools, to share what we are doing in class and teach you the parents about maths in a Family Maths evening. You will get into some activities and have a package of resources and ideas to take home and work on with your children. Some student helpers will be invited to teach you games and share resources with you. Mark this in your diary now. It is a must come to parent meeting. There is a charge of $5 per head as this will offset the cost of Rob's expertise and resources that you will take home.
6:00pm to 7:30pm in our school hall - See you there! |
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Snowsports Programme Cardrona/Treble Cone is having a few difficulties with their new system. Hence the school programme is not yet live and online. They are hoping to have this resolved by the end of the week. As soon as they fix the issues Jason will email out the shortcut and a reminder about registration etc. |
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Scholastic NZ Brochure The latest Scholastic NZ brochure is available from classrooms. If you wish to place an order, please follow the instructions on the inside back cover using Option 1 – Credit Card / LOOP. No cash / orders are accepted at school.
If your order is a gift, please tick the ‘GIFT’ option, otherwise all orders are handed out to the children.
Orders will close at 3pm on Wednesday 18th May. |
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Kindling For Sale We are selling banana boxes of dry pine kindling to fundraise for our girls' and boys' clubs. Support our students and keep your home warm this Winter.
Available to collect from the school office. $10 per box or 2 for $15
A big thank you to Doug from Wood for Good and Dave Collett
Contracting for the donation and delivery of the kindling. |
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PTA Welcome to Term 2 The PTA Committee would like to welcome all existing and new families to pop into the hall on Friday morning the 13th May between 8.30-10.00am. This will be an opportunity to meet other parents of the school and introduce yourself if you are new to the area. Please come along and have a hot drink and some nibbles and enjoy getting back to a little bit of normality after a turbulent couple of years. The PTA will be selling the wonderful 'Bite' Cookbook and if there is any interest to become involved in the PTA we will have further information on hand.
We look forward to seeing you all and meeting some new faces.
Adele McKenna
WPS PTA Chair |
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PTA Meeting - Next Wednesday 18th May - 7pm - Staffroom Our first PTA Meeting of the term is now next Wednesday, 18th May, in the school staffroom at 7pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. |
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WPS Swimming Sports Our swimming sports is being held on Thursday 9th June for Years 4, 5 and 6.
Please click on this link to find out more. |
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Wānaka Primary School Netball The 2022 netball season kicked off on Saturday, with all 10 of Wānaka Primary School's teams playing at the Recreation Centre. Our Year 3/4 teams got their regular draw underway and our Year 5/6 teams took part in the Netball Upper Clutha's Jellybean fun dress up tournament, playing 3 games each across the day. |
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Library News
Click here to view our wonderful Library Webapp.
Feel free to email Melissa at any time if you have any questions.
Ebooks and Audio Books
The Wānaka Public Library has 2 fantastic Ebook Platforms which are highly recommended. All you need is a library membership which is free. Click on the image below to find out more and browse to see what is available:
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Contact for our local Public Health Nurse Pip McLean is our local Public Health Nurse - should you wish to get in contact with Pip her contact details are: 03 440 4309 or 0272 839 395 or email [email protected] |
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Reading to Dogs at the Library |
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Meaningful Conversations - A Celebration of Local Youth |
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| Delicious, nutritious and popular with kids, Subway delivers school lunches every Friday. Order online at subwayexpress.co.nz by 9am. |
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